Goal

Transforming guest user names from Azure AD so that they match Atlassian usernames.
A guest username in Azure looks like the below and a transformation will basically restore the email address part of the guest username. 

c.guest_guestcompany.com#EXT#@company.com
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Prerequisites

  • an Azure AD subscription
  • A (evaluation) subscription for the SAML SSO app for Atlassian Data Center or Server applications
  • Admin access to your Atlassian Data Center or Server product

For more information about the prerequisites listed above, access the following link:

https://wiki.resolution.de/doc/saml-sso/latest/all/setup-guides-for-saml-sso/azure-ad

Step-by-Step Guide


  1. Go to the configuration page of SAML SSO for Atlassian Data Center or Server

  2. Select your identity provider (.How to transform Azure AD guest usernames v4.0.x#Image 01)

  3. Scroll down to the Attribute Mapping table
     
  4. Edit the Name-ID - Username Mapping (Image 02)

  5. Pick the NameID and convert Azure guest-user-UPN Template (Image 03)

  6. This is going to add the following transformation into the Regular Expression configuration Option.

    Regular expression: (.*)_(.*)#EXT#.*
    Replacement: $1@$2

    You can also manually open this configuration and test with the Regex Replacement Tester(Image 04)

  7. Apply the configuration and Save your configuration.

Image 01: Select the entry for the Azure AD identity provider


Image 02: Edit NameID - Username Mapping


Image 03: Choose the predefined Template


Image 04: Display what the predefined Template has changed